Determination Of Metals In Natural Waters, Sediments, And Soils

Hardcover | June 4, 2015

Determination of Metals in Natural Waters, Sediments and Soils provides analytic labs with a comprehensive overview of the various methods available for analysis of metals and serves as a manual to determine metal concentrations in different media such as natural waters, waste waters, sediments and soils. The book begins with a discussion of sampling techniques and preservation and then covers metals in rivers, surface ground and mineral waters and metals in aqueous precipitation. It concludes with detailed information on analysis of metals in sediments. Determination of Metals in Natural Waters, Sediments and Soils provides a foundation for informed action by environmental interest groups and regulators and a starting point for further study by graduate students, professionals, and researchers. Includes all of the methods currently available to assess metals in water, sediments and soils Covers metals in surface ground and mineral waters Summarizes the strengths, weakness and precautions of different methods and provides a table summarizing the methods with reference citations

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Determination of Metals in Natural Waters, Sediments and Soils provides analytic labs with a comprehensive overview of the various methods available for analysis of metals and serves as a manual to determine metal concentrations in different media such as natural waters, waste waters, sediments and soils. The book begins with a discuss...

Thomas Roy Crompton, PhD was head of the Analytical Research Laboratory of the Polymer research laboratory, Shell Chemicals UK for 30 years. He was then head of Water Analysis Laboratories in the U.K. for 15 years. Dr. Crompton has published extensively, and his areas of expertise include analysis of natural and sea waters, soils, sedi...